As we approach month 7 of the #COVID19 #eviction response I thought I'd recap some stats from our scraper + data gathered by @januaryadvisors/@evictionlab on the situation in America's 3rd largest county.
Note that these numbers only capture evictions through the legal system. Nothing on illegal lockouts that dispossessed people. Nothing on self-eviction upon receiving a notice to vacate.
Since 3/15, when the economic impact from #COVID19 should've been damn clear to anyone paying attention, 12,331 #eviction cases have been filed in Harris Co
Since 3/27, when the CARES Act was signed into law, 10,699 cases have been filed in Harris Co.
Since 3/27, when the CARES Act was signed into law, 10,699 cases have been filed in Harris Co.
Since mid-May when SCOTX was told JPs they could use their broad discretion but that #eviction cases could move forward through the court system 9,697 (this number is from 5/15 specifically) have been filed in Harris County.
Between the announcement of the CDC order (9/1) and it taking effect on (9/4) 371 cases were filed in Harris County.
Since the order took effect on 9/4, 1,887 eviction cases have been filed.
THIRTEEN long days and 527 #eviction cases filed in Harris County later on 9/13, SCOTX issued guidance to Justice of the Peace on how to handle the CDC order in their courts. 1,360 cases have been filed in Harris County since then.
Remember, these are cases filed NOT cases heard. Because of a backlog of pre COVID19 eviction cases (because, ya know, we had a preexisting housing crisis) the number of cases heard since the CDC order is actually higher than the number of cases filed.
Anyway, it's bad. Texas state law makes it worse. Not passing local policies makes it worse. Not sending more money down from national level makes it worse. And January 1st could be much, much worse.
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